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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: charles hughes <joviskain@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:14:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Refugee food supply contract 2007


Dear Sir,

Compliment of the day,

I am Mr, Charles Hughes one of the: WEST AFRICAN REFUGEES ORGANISATION GHANA (WAROG)executive member. There is contract for food stuff supply for the year 2007, the contract is made to sustain west African Refugees in Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Sudan, I have confidence that your company can supply one or more of the items below -
1. Rice $ 3.5 Million USD
2. Beans $ 4.5 Million USD
3. Milk powder $ 4 Million USD
4. Sugar $ 5 Million USD
5. Vegetable Oil $ 600.000 USD
6. Banana 1,500.000 USD
7. Wheat Flour $ 1.5 Million USD
8. White corn meal $ 2.5 Million USD
9.corn oil $ 14.5 Million USD
10.Cumin seed oil $ 7.5 Million USD
11.Groundnut Oil $ 14.5 Million USD
12.Sage Oil $ 200.000 USD
13.Soyabean oil $ 3.5 Million USD
14 used cloths $ 200.000 USD
15 palm oil $ 150.000 USD
16 Eggs $ 85000 USD
17 Apple $ 95000USD
18.Onions $75,000 USD If your Company can supply any of these products please reply me,then I will help you to get the contract through my office, by sending you the Contract Application Form, You will receive the complete payment of the contract value before shipping your goods. Port of destination is TOGO LOME Sea Port.
Regards.
Mr. Charles Hughes. (WAROG) Contract Agent) GREEN FOOD ENTERPRISE
25 Ring Road, Near Circle Accra Ghana, West Africa. BP.E 3259,
Tel / +233249475382 .
E:mail. commercial@mail2ghana.com
Website:-www.warog.zoomshare.com


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